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. we should note these results do not include the effects of superstorm sandy. joining me now to talk about that is aig president and ceo bob benmosche. we appreciate you joining us today. >> my pleasure, maria. >> so let's first talk about the earnings results. take us behind the numbers. how would you characterize business? >> i think it's another strong quarter for aig. we've had, you know, several in a row now. all of our businesses are profitable, all contributing strong to the earnings. so we're very pleased with the results, and the fact is as i've said before, the crisis is over. the company's fundamentally very strong. very strong liquidity position and capital position for the company. we're continuing to grow into the future. >> what's your expectation for the next quarter, bob? what will drive business? >> next quarter will be more of what you saw in this quarter. a continued -- we had some minor issues that were with brought up in this quarter where accounting areas were brought up from the past. i don't think those will reoccur. we're going to have to deal with the effec

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